The Turkish women’s volleyball team aims to participate in the Olympics for the third time
2023 is a great year for the Turkish women’s volleyball team when Melissa Vargas and her teammates won many noble achievements.
Until now in 2023, the Turkish women’s volleyball team has left too many marks.
Under the guidance of `captain` Daniele Santarelli – who once brought the Serbian women’s team to the `top` of the world as well as `steered the ship` Imoco Volley Conegliano won the FIVB Club World Cup Championship in 2022;
`Filenin Sultanari` (nickname of the Turkish women’s volleyball team) is also having a series of 15 wins in all competitions, and they are eager to extend this series in the upcoming 2024 Olympic qualifiers, with the hope of
In the upcoming Paris Olympic qualifiers, Türkiye is placed in Group B with hosts Japan, Brazil, Belgium, Bulgaria, Puerto Rico, Argentina and Peru.
Türkiye’s No. 1 star – Melissa Vargas is aiming to attend the Olympics for the first time (Photo: OnCuba News)
Brazil is currently ranked fourth in the world.
As for Japan, besides the home field advantage, they also hold the record of participating in the Olympics the most with 13 times.
In a video that is quite popular on social networks, the Japanese women’s team can be seen practicing defense against hits from their male colleagues, and at the same time they practice kicking the ball at a target object to improve their accuracy.
The other teams in the group are also ready to create surprises because participating in the Olympics is something every athlete in the world dreams of.
Being highly appreciated, Turkey still needs to play focused, accumulating points one by one to be able to create an advantage over its competitors.
The first match of `Filenin Sultanari` in the 2024 Olympic qualifiers will be a confrontation with Puerto Rico at about 11 a.m. tomorrow (September 16).